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Legal liability of “innocent” co-authors for research fraud
Last week, we published a short letter in the journal Science in which we proposed extending the intentional tort of fraudulent misrepresentation to the most egregious cases of research fraud. After all, why should alleged academic fraudsters like Michael LaCour (political science) … Continue reading
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Mapping the writers and the works of “the lost generation”
Credit: Martin Varnic (via kottke).
Posted in Culture, Language
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Trumpanistas
Can you spot the difference between a “fashionista” and a “trumpanista,” or this is a false choice, a distinction without a difference? The Urban Dictionary defines a fashionista as “a person devoted to fashion clothing, particularily [sic] unique or high … Continue reading
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“Research fraud as tort”
That is the title of our short letter published in today’s issue of the journal Science (pictured below). Briefly, we propose extending the common law tort of fraudulent misrepresentation to research fraud published in academic journals. By the way, we … Continue reading
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Annals of Self-Contradiction (“Words with Friends” Edition)
No, brah, it’s not “ok” … Hat tip: I_Say_I_Say (via reddit).
Posted in Logical Fallacies
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prior probability 